S 3249 · 119th Congress · International Affairs

Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026

Introduced 2025-11-20· Sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.(2026-02-10)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3249 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3249 To enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2025 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enhance United States Government strategic coordination of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international subsea fiber-optic cables. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I--INTERNA…

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S. 3249, Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026

Mar 3, 2026

As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 10, 2026

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Cosponsors (2)

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